PPP says supporters tricked into backing APNU+AFC local gov’t candidates

The PPP on Monday said some of its supporters were tricked into signing up as backers for APNU+AFC candidates for the upcoming local government elections.

The party said it had confirmed the reports from Rose Hall Town, Berbice and it has since received similar reports from regions Three, Six and Nine.

Speaking during a weekly press conference on Monday, Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha said that 40 of the party’s supporters have protested the presence of their names on two APNU+AFC candidates’ lists and have